Merkat Hendershand
@israpalestine.bsky.social
Peace activist in Iowa, RAGBRAI rider, corn eater, loves the people of Iowa. Free Palestine, Reinstate Glass-Steagall, Restore The Fairness Doctrine, Tax The 1%, Enforce FARA on AIPAC & other elements of the Israel lobby.
Pinned
Exclusive interview: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi spoke to CBS News day before detainment
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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Columbia student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at his citizenship interview appointment in Vermont on Monday. Just one day before, he told CBS News' Lilia Luciano his "freedom is in jeopardy" and expressed concerns that his citizenship interview could be
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Wow! Just made it worse!
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
May 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Wow! Just made it worse!
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
Nurses & docs would never get away with saying this to a patient that can’t afford a treatment or diagnostic test. Humans do die at some point, but they shouldn’t die because of your reckless vote in the Senate.
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Many experts on government operations complain that Doge has done nothing to improve the quality of services the government provides to the American people.
As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Many experts on government operations complain that Doge has done nothing to improve the quality of services the government provides to the American people.
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why? my guess is that evil Trump hates anything that makes him look dumb, dishonest or wrong.
What was hostile and political about letting consumers know the exact cost of the #TrumpTax ?
May 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
why? my guess is that evil Trump hates anything that makes him look dumb, dishonest or wrong.
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Bully = Bull + Lies
#Severance
#Severance
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bully = Bull + Lies
#Severance
#Severance
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‘Birds of a feather’ RAPE children together…👇
Remember that.
Remember that.
April 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
‘Birds of a feather’ RAPE children together…👇
Remember that.
Remember that.
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🧵 Thread on NSF grant terminations 🧪
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
This Nature article today confirms what DOGE's arrival at NSF can mean: terminating already awarded grants.
"DOGE is...considering more than 200 of them for termination, NSF staff members have told Nature"
What can we expect? And what should NSF grantees do?
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
www.nature.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Columbia student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at his citizenship interview appointment in Vermont on Monday. Just one day before, he told CBS News' Lilia Luciano his "freedom is in jeopardy" and expressed concerns that his citizenship interview could be
Exclusive interview: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi spoke to CBS News day before detainment
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Columbia student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration agents at his citizenship interview appointment in Vermont on Monday. Just one day before, he told CBS News' Lilia Luciano his "freedom is in jeopardy" and expressed concerns that his citizenship interview could be
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My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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A Reagan-appointed judge just issued a scathing rebuke of the government’s actions in the Abrego Garcia case, warning of a constitutional crisis and executive overreach. This ruling is stunning—because it had to be.
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
Breaking: The Wilkinson Decision: Summoning “The Best That Is Within Us While There Is Still Time."
YouTube video by Andrew Weissmann
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A Reagan-appointed judge just issued a scathing rebuke of the government’s actions in the Abrego Garcia case, warning of a constitutional crisis and executive overreach. This ruling is stunning—because it had to be.
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
#WilkinsonDecision #RuleOfLaw #AbregoGarcia #FourthCircuit #LegalNews
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📌THIS is what America is SUPPOSED to be about.
Thank you, Senator Van Hollen.
Fuck you, Donald Trump.
Thank you, Senator Van Hollen.
Fuck you, Donald Trump.
April 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
📌THIS is what America is SUPPOSED to be about.
Thank you, Senator Van Hollen.
Fuck you, Donald Trump.
Thank you, Senator Van Hollen.
Fuck you, Donald Trump.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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In 55 days, this building will become the epicenter of corruption on our planet.
November 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
In 55 days, this building will become the epicenter of corruption on our planet.
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My Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter drawing 💜
November 25, 2024 at 11:03 PM
My Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter drawing 💜
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